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t Chapel Hill mode By LEIGH ANN MCDONALD Features Editor When Deborah Johnson advertised in the Village Advocate for people to model her line of lingerie, she had no idea one ad would cause a turn ing point in her life. "Selling lingerie wasn't too big of a success I was wondering how I could attract a larger market," John son says. MI thought I'd get two or three calls. We received over 100 calls." Realizing there was a need for someone to represent Chapel Hill's aspiring models, Johnson and her partner Rick Fearrington used their private funds to open Exposure . Plus, the town's only modeling 'agency, in January. Located at 106 Henderson St., the agency is small, but every bit of space is used to its potential. "The rent's twice as high as our house at home," Fearrington says. The partners each have an office, and there is a room where photo graphers can make pictures of the models. And with the closest modeling agency found in Raleigh, Exposure Plus doesn't have too much compe tition to put it out of business. John son's and Fearrington's inexperience could be a downfall, but they do have New York model Pamela Purdy as a consultant. "She is doing a lot of leg work for us," Johnson Orchestra, By JESSICA YATES Staff Writer The 1 8th annual benefit concert for the UNC Department of Music will be held at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall auditorium. Winners of a student concerto soloist competiton and the UNC Symphony Orchestra will be featured in the program. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the department's music scholarship fund for talented students. Tonu Kalam, an associate professor of Protect your eyes, image with sunglasses By CRAIG ALLEN Staff Writer 'hatever your spring break lans sunmng on a Florida beach or skiing down the slopes at Vail experts advise remembering to wear your sunglasses. YouH not only make a fashion statement, but your eyes will be protected from the harmful rays' of the sun. Ultraviolet light (UV) can be a problem for people who are exposed to sunlight for extended periods of time. According to Dr. Barry Adler, a Chapel Hill optometrist, evidence indicates that many hours of expo sure to the sun can harm the eyes, possibly causing cataracts and mac ular degeneration, a degeneration of the retina. And of course, students buy sun glasses purely for fashion reasons. But many experts warn against cheap sunglasses, recommending that customers should check care fully before buying them to be sure they are getting the best protection. "The attitude is that if you get dark lenses that do not filter the effects (of UV light), it can be even worse," Adler said. The dark lenses without UV filtering can cause the pupils to open further to absorb more light, a natural function of the eye. To counteract this problem, peo ple can limit their time outdoors or wear sunglasses that filter UV light. Several companies make glasses that filter the U V light, Adler said. "Sunglasses like Bolle, Vuarnet, Ray-Ban all have good screening, but they're not the only ones," Adler said. Read all the art WERE FIGHTING FOR VOURUFE ;rcfu) SCHOLARSHIP IIIFORMATIOH FOR STUDENTS WHO HEED Inililc MONEY FOR Every Student Is Eligible for Some Type of Financial Aid Regardless of Grades or Parental Income. Wo have a data bank of over 200,000 listings of scholarships, fellow ships, grants, and loans, representing over $10 billion In private sector funding. Many scholarships are given to students based on their academic Interests, career plans, family heritage and place of residence. There's money available for students who have been newspaper carriers, grocery clerks, cheerleaders, non-smokers ... etc Results GUARANTEED. says, and is "making sure that our policies coincide with agencies in New York." One aspect in which Exposure Plus differs from many agencies is how it chooses the models. "We take anyone who's interested," Johnson says. "It's always better for the per son who has the perfect face or body. But we are finding that mer chants and designers are into new trends. There is a market for full sized women. "We feel it isn't how you look it's your attitude. If you want to be an actress or a model, we will help place you." Fearrington agrees. "The only qualities we are looking for are men tal. The people "must have the desire first they come in knowing they want to do this." Eleven people with this desire have paid the $100 fee to sign with the agency. Mostly college students, some like UNC sophomore Kath erine Ouderkirk have modeled in the past and still want to model dur ing their spare time. Ouderkirk, who has modeled in Atlanta and New York since she was five years old, gained more recogni tion through Exposure Plus. She won $200 and a plane ticket to the regional competition in the English Leather Calendar Girl Contest. "Debby (Johnson) found out about it for me," Ouderkirk says. "It was a contest in Greensboro at the soloists music and the conductor of the UNC Symphony Orchestra,, said: "There will be lots of variety, with many different styles, periods and national ities being represented in the music. It's a well-rounded picture of what we can produce." The soloists were chosen from a concerto competition held in December. Robin Gorham, Michael Nicholson, Mark Simonsen and Ann Waldhart were the winners of the contest, which is open to students These safe sunglasses are part of the popular trend too, Robert Dur ham of Optical Illusions said he sold mostly Ray-Bans and Vuarnets to students, along with Bolle and Oak ley, a brand popular on the West Coast. He recommended these brands because they offer 100 per cent protection from UV light, while offering a style that interests students. "Students are more interested in the styling," Durham said. "But they know they're getting the protection." David Lane of University Opti- . cians recommended Ray-Bans and Vuarnets to customers because the two companies produce quality sunglasses. "It's the trend, but it's a justifiable trend," Lane said. "It's not just to look good it's also functional." For skiers, Lane recommended Vuarnet sunglasses because the com pany makes a special lens just for skiing called Ski Lynx. Lane said these lens had a special coating to block the highly intense light of higher altitudes. Sunbathers should not forget to wear sunglasses even though they can leave rings around their eyes, Lane said. Those who refuse the protection should remove them selves from the sun, he said. Durham said students interested in sunglasses for driving should check Serengeti or Ray-Ban because both companies make lenses called "Driver." However, these glasses are not really classified as sunglasses because they have an amber-colored lens to compensate for many differ ent driving situations. news in Omnibus American Heart f) Association U n i i i COLLEGE i i i i i i i i i i i ing World of Wheels car show. We were judged on personality, poise and fig ure." She could be chosen to go to the national competition next Janu ary where the final 12 women are chosen to be on the calendar. Model Stephanie Mason, a Chapel Hill Senior High School senior, says she doesn't expect a lot of jobs to come through the agency until this summer. "We are just now getting our portfolio ready," she says. But the agency will be using its models for a fashion show at a nightclub in Greensboro. "At least by summer well be in full force," Johnson says. "We're looking to handle assignments in print work, runways, and we are in contact with movie casting agen cies." The agency is now on the North Carolina Film Director's list, and some of the models recently auditioned for the movie "The Handmaid's Tale." "We are eventually hoping to have the casting directors and agen- cies get in touch with us first," John son says. So will Chapel Hill's only model ing agency succeed? "We're confident, 100 percent, that well make it," Fearrington says. "The thought is always there of losing it. But we deal in positives I despise individuals who deal in terms of 'can't' and 'won't." "It's a dream come true to have a business near Franklin Street." to perform enrolled at UNC and taking music lessons through the music depart ment. According to Kalam, freshmen, sophomores and first-year graduate students are usually not eligible to enter. All musicians must arrange for their teachers to sponsor them. Three music instructors from areas outside the Chapel Hill community judged the 15 students who participated this year. The UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform the opening and final 1 Many styles of sunglasses Don't miss the arts news f mm V. EARN A sir si Mir ) Vrm cm A A pnrn u.h tn fold 1 this week plasma agency exposes local talent Area models gain modeling experience through their local at music pieces in the program which include Mozart's Overture to "La Clamenza di Tito" and Walton's Spitfire Pre lude and Fugue. The remaining four works, which are the same pieces the students used in the competition, will . be performed by the student soloists with the orchestra accompanying them. Nicholson will sing "Salut! Demure Chaste et Pure" from Faust, and Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 in C major will be played by Waldhart. v..v, .va DTH IllustrationDave Surowiecki are available to consumers in Thursday's Omnibus BUNDLE! as a NEW donor! Js . . - jOdP W fcWGuM- ...... - f The Daily Tar - ! -- . ; department benefit Following intermission, Simonsen will perform Milhaud's Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, and Gorham will play Strauss' Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major. The winners of the soloist contest have a diverse range of musical specialities, as well as different career plans. Gorham, a junior from Cali fornia, Md., will play the French horn in Strauss' concerto. Although she has been playing the horn for nine years, she is a business major and plans to work in a related field after graduation. Gorham started playing the piano when she was six years old, and later picked up the flute. In high school, she took up the French horn to play in the school band. "It was fun," she said. "Just something to do." Nicholson, a senior from Char lotte, will sing an aria by Faust. Nicholson is a tenor who has a double major in music and economics and hopes to go to a graduate school in music.' "I really want to get involved in opera," he said. " " - And ; he seems to be well on his way, with a list of summer musical experiences to his credit, including Musical Theater at the Governor's Inn, and for this summer, involve ment in the opera apprentice program of "Chautauqua." Simonsen, a senior from Raleigh, will perform Milhaud's concerto using various percussion instruments, including drums, tympani, cymbals, gungs and other, hand instruments. He will graduate with a bachelor's degree of music in performance and plans to take a year off to free-lance in music. He is also considering a career in music ministry. As president of the Undergraduate Music Student Forum, Simonsen described, the funding of the music program as being "a dire situation." However, he expressed enthusiasm about being part of the concert, We've got great fatal dleveloBtas all sealed iiip. Color Film Developing Single Double 12exp. 15exp. 24exp. 36exp. $1.97 $2.99 $2.59 $4.09 $3.87 $6.27 $4.99 $7.99 Does Not Apply to 4x6 Prints tmj j Pi a. ilw:r:- Heel Tuesday, February 21, 19897 DTH David Mintpn agency, Exposure Plus saying: "I'm looking forward to !it: This is the kind of opportunity that doesn't happen very often for ' a musician." : Beethoven's piece is being per formed by Waldhart, a junior from Lexington, Ky. A piano player for 11 years, Waldhart hopes to teach piano at a university someday. She is also going to graduate with ' a bachelor's degree of music irt perfor mance.. Although she was a winner in the soloist competition, she prefers to perform in a group. "I like playing ensemble," she said. "I find it really fulfilling to work with other people musically to get a different perspec tive on things." The UNC Symphony Orchestra will accompany all the soloists in the benefit concert. The musicians include undergraduate music majors, graduate students getting their mas ter's degree in music, some non majors and even some people from the community. "The orchestra- is open to pretty much, anyone who is interested in it and who can cut the repetoire," Kalam said. He is encou raging people to come and support the orchestra, the students and the department as a whole. "It certainly is a worthy cause," he said. Another fund raiser is scheduled in April to benefit the choral program at UNC. Kalam said it will be-a similar event where the admissions charge goes to the department's scholarship fund. r;' The benefit concert for the UNC Department of Music will be Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall auditorium. Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for students and senior citizens.-If anyone would like to buy an advance ticket for the April benefit as well, the additional ticket is $5 for the public and $2 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available from the department and at the door, or by calling (919) 962-1039. I. im Kodak's eye on quality assures you all the color,' and detail you saw J : through your camera. expires 2589 Mm PS SERA-TEC BI0L0GICALS CALL ANYTIME For A Free Brochure (800) 346-6401 f AQl a C CtnlI!n i n.-j. a .CM. U:
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